Kathu Chief Moves To Close Safari Pub Permanently

[thaigerd]

From the "PHUKET GAZETTE" online edition:

Kathu Chief moves to close Safari Pub permanently

PATONG: Kathu District Chief Khantee Silapa will ask Phuket Governor Niran Kalayanamit to order the permanent closure of Safari Pub as the venue has been caught repeatedly trading after hours, most recently early Friday morning.

Kathu District Chief Khantee Silapa told the Gazette, “I have ordered police to watch Safari Pub closely and to not allow it to reopen. This will be an example to other entertainment venues in Phuket that the government is serious about this problem.”

Police arrested the manager of Safari Pub, charging him for trading after hours, Chief Khantee said, adding that the usual punishment for bars trading after hours is 30 to 60 days’ closure.

“Entertainment venues caught operating without a license will be closed and not allowed to reopen until they get a license,” he added.

“We have warned many entertainment venues for trading after hours or not having licenses, but they are still open. Police are doing the best they can with this problem. Police arrest the owners, but they earn a lot of income from this kind of business so they don’t want to close.

“Not having enough police and officials adds to the problem, allowing bar owners to re-open,” he said.

Chief Khantee added that about 60 entertainment businesses in Kathu District have applied for licenses since the police began their crackdown.

The move to close the well-known Safari Pub follows a meeting of the Phuket Provincial Security Committee on Thursday, when Gov Niran said, “Regarding bars or entertainment venues that stay open after hours or don’t have licenses – I want the police and officials to crack down by closing businesses that have been warned many times but are still open.

“There is no need to worry about who is connected with the business,” he said.

For the readers here who have been there very late night/early mornings can imagine how much money the owner will lose in case of a closure.......................and some other involved ones

I doubt it will happen.

Gerd

[tarzan1]

nothing in phuket is what it seems to be

[El Taco Loco]

I was hoping it was the Safari animal cruelty business. Too much hope on my part.....

[LivinLOS]

Power games.. Chirat obviously not pulling as much water..